"Behind the barrier is the Qin Army's camp. The Qin Army has already set up a battle formation?"
Xiang Qu's eyes flashed coldly.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, although he has a violent personality, he also has sufficient military literacy and knows the importance of detecting the enemy's situation.
When he sent people to attack the seventh barrier of the Qin army, he also asked people to build a tall building with wood in front of the barrier and ordered people to climb up and look at the situation behind the barrier.
The last barrier of the Qin army was built at the end of this defile. Behind it was an open area, and about two miles away was a large Qin army camp.
According to the observation of the scouts, the Qin army had already set up a battle formation between the military camp and the barrier, and was waiting for the Chu army to break through the barrier and engage in a bloody battle.
Xiang Qu was both happy and worried.
Fortunately, Zhao Tuo did not run to Pengcheng. The Chu army had been chasing for so long, and now they finally caught up with the main force of Zhao Tuo's Qin army here.
He finally caught Zhao Tuo, and the two could fight face to face here.
But compared to joy, what is greater is worry.
The Qin army on the opposite side was waiting for work, full of energy, and took advantage of the geographical advantages.
On the other hand, the Chu army continued to attack the fortress here for several days. Their troops were blunted and their morale was depleted. The situation was very unfavorable to him.
"General, this is a trap. Our army has broken through the Qin army's six barriers in a row in the past few days, and our soldiers have suffered thousands of casualties. Compared with the Qin army, our military strength is no longer superior, and the enemy is waiting in formation, and is in a period of vigor.
If our army captures the fortress, I'm afraid the Qin army will counterattack!" Jing Tong persuaded.
This situation has been completely made clear. The Qin army is going to use seven consecutive barriers to drain the Chu people's energy and morale, increase the Chu army's casualties, and finally break it from the front with elite soldiers waiting to do their jobs.
"Yes, General, that General Qin is too insidious, we can't go there."
Cai Wu also shouted. When attacking the fortress in front, five thousand men under his command were sent to attack one wall and suffered heavy casualties. Now that Cai Wu saw that the situation was not right, he did not want to send all his troops away.
here.
Xiang Qu's face was tense.
He whispered: "Then what do you think our army should do? Should we return to Suishui?"
Jing Tong and Cai Wu fell silent.
Just like what Xiang Qu asked Jing Tong before chasing the Qin army.
"Do we have a choice?"
There is no choice.
Even if we don’t consider the fact that Xiang Yue’s five thousand people were annihilated by the Qin army.
Let’s just say that the Chu State has reached its final moment. Not to mention Xiang Yan’s 400,000 troops under Chen Ying, even his 30,000 people have felt the shortage of food recently.
The food shipped from the rear is getting less and less day by day, and the food distributed to the soldiers in the military camp is also getting less and less.
Now there is still the last food and grass that can feed the Chu soldiers and fight to the death with the Qin people.
But what if you retreat?
I am afraid that when the Chu army retreats near the Suishui River, they will be informed that they are short of food. Then the Qin army will pursue them. How will the Chu army face the enemy when they are short of food?
Without enough food to eat, the soldiers would not have the energy and morale to fight. By then, the fate of the Chu army would probably be even worse than it is now.
So the Chu army had no choice.
To retreat is to lose!
They had no choice but to gamble on the possibility of defeating the Qin army with one blow.
This is their last chance to fight the Qin army to the death!
Even if the Qin army has a geographical advantage, at least they still have a chance to fight.
"Today we captured the fortress here, but did not demolish the earthen wall. Our army temporarily used the fortress to defend the Qin army to prevent the Qin people from coming to seize it again. Let our soldiers return to the camp to rest and regain their energy. After a good meal, we can push down the wall again.
go ahead."
"At that time, our army will fight to the death with the Qin people!"
Xiang Qu ordered in a deep voice, his voice full of chill.
Jing Tong and Cai Wu looked at each other and knew the general's intention. Without further words, they both held their hands and said, "Follow the general's order."
Xiang Qu reined up his horse and returned to the military camp.
Before leaving, he took a deep look at the wall that was still being contested by the two armies.
"Zhao Tuo, you are fine."
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"The Chu army has captured the barrier, but they have not leveled the wall. Instead, they have sent people to defend the wall. It seems that they have no intention of forming a formation across the wall."
The messengers reported the military information from the front back to the commander-in-chief, Zhao Tuo.
Standing on the high platform, looking at the Qin soldiers retreating from the distant barrier, Zhao Tuo looked pale.
On the other hand, Lu Wan on the side couldn't hold his breath and asked: "General, the Chu army did not take advantage of the situation to push the wall and attack, but formed a defensive position. Could it be that he was afraid after seeing through our army's plan and did not dare to attack?"
Already?"
Zhao Tuo smiled and said nothing.
Zhong Lizhen on the side understood and said: "No, the general is defending accordingly. As long as Xiang Qu still has the heart to save Chu, he must attack. This is a conspiracy set up by the general. Therefore, the Chu army acted like this."
, I’m afraid they want to wait for the soldiers to rest and then fight us in the best condition to gain a chance of victory.”
"So that's it. Then why don't our army take advantage of this opportunity and send people to retake this barrier, and then hold on and fight fiercely with the Chu people to waste their energy?" Lu Wan rolled her eyes and came up with a clever idea.
Zhao Tuo laughed and said, "Ah Wan, your method is good, but it is unnecessary. After spending so many days, our army has a good chance of winning, not to mention I have a strategy to defeat the enemy."
"Do you still remember the cattle I asked you to transport from nearby villages and Pengcheng?"
Lu Wan was stunned.
ox?
A few days ago, when General Zhao was building a fortress here, he asked him to send an order to seize nearly a hundred strong cattle from nearby villages and Pengcheng. At that time, he thought that the general was going to use the cattle to feed the soldiers, but these days
, but there was no slaughter of cattle in the military camp, and he almost forgot about it.
Could it be that the general wants to defeat the enemy with an ox?
Just when Lu Wan was in a daze, Zhong Lizhen's eyes lit up.
He was born in the Zhongli family, but he was much more knowledgeable than a countryman like Lu Wan. Zhao Tuo's search for cattle reminded Zhongli Mei of someone.
Could it be that the general wanted to do what he did?
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"Son, I won't hide anything from you today! Our army is now short of food. After this feast, there is no more food for you to feast on. If you want to eat, there is only one way forward!"
Xiang Qu stood in the Chu camp and shouted loudly.
"The Qin army's seven bases have been completely broken by our army. Behind that earth wall is the Qin army's formation! As long as all the troops serve and fight bravely, we can defeat the Qin army and eat the food of the Qin army.
The meat of the Qin army!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "On the other hand, if you are unwilling to fight to the death, and you are defeated in this battle, not only will the army have nothing to eat, but the Qin people will take advantage of the victory to pursue you and kill you."
In exchange for military honors, you and other relatives will think that they are slaves, ministers and concubines, occupying the land of our Chu country, enslaving the people of our Chu country, and destroying the eight hundred years of our Chu country!"
"Would you like this outcome?"
As Xiang Qu finished speaking, the people who had been secretly arranged for him immediately started shouting.
"We don't want to! The Qin people want to chop off our heads, enslave our relatives, and destroy our country of Chu. An Neng is willing to do this with deep hatred. My mother would rather die than defeat the Qin army!"
All the soldiers looked at each other in shock, but under the guidance of Xiang Qu's high-pitched voice and those "hot-blooded men", the blood in their bodies was aroused one by one.
We have no food to eat, and only those who defeat Qin will have food to eat.
And those ferocious Qin people want to chop off my head, enslave my relatives, occupy my land, and destroy my country.
If he didn't fight to the death, An could be called a man!
Under such circumstances, the more than 20,000 soldiers remaining in the Chu army camp became enthusiastic. Their morale, which had been decadent in the past few days, greatly improved, and their fighting spirit was very high.
"The general's act of mobilizing the army was very clever. This time the soldiers were in a desperate situation. They all sacrificed their lives and fought to the death. This is a sign of mourning for the army."
"Since ancient times, it has been said that the mourning army will win. Our army will definitely defeat the Qin army this time!"
Jing Tong saw that the Chu army was full of fighting spirit, and there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Xiang Qu nodded and turned his eyes towards the Qin army's camp in the north.
"Zhao Tuo, I'm here."
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This night, compared to the several days of attacking and fighting, the Qin and Chu armies did not move and seemed very quiet.
Both sides are resting their soldiers, waiting for the final battle to come.
In the early morning, the dew condensed into frost, and the earth was filled with a biting chill.
But on this battlefield, there is blood stirring like fire.
The red flag was flying, and 20,000 Chu troops wearing red armor had already formed a battle formation on this narrow pass nearly ten miles wide. Everyone's face was red and they were holding the weapons in their hands tightly.
"The Qin army lined up about 600 steps behind the wall."
After receiving the information sent back, Xiang Qu nodded slightly.
The Qin army had already formed a formation behind the wall. This did not give him the opportunity for the Chu army to get out of the narrow road and form a formation in a wide area.
But it doesn't matter, the Qin army didn't give the Chu army a chance to form an array, so he rushed over with this long snake formation nearly ten meters wide.
At the head of the snake is a thousand soldiers he carefully selected who dared to die in battle.
Each one of them is strong, has a high fighting spirit, has blood in his chest, and is willing to fight for the survival of Chu State.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
Xiang Qu wanted to use these thousands of dead soldiers to lead the battle, like a sharp knife inserted into the Qin army's formation, defeating all the Qin people who blocked their way.
After the snake head, 20,000 soldiers formed a snake body and a snake tail, followed the dead soldiers, rushed straight into the Qin army's battle formation, and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop!
"Push back the wall and let the dead soldiers attack!"
Xiang Qu sat on the horse, behind a thousand dead men and two thousand sharp soldiers.
Looking hundreds of meters ahead, the Chu army began to level the earthen ramparts and flatten the walls, revealing the vast battlefield behind the barrier, as well as the dark Qin army's battle formation about six hundred meters behind the barrier.
The Qin army waited quietly and did not take this opportunity to make a surprise attack.
The fate of Qin and Chu will be decided at this moment!
Xiang Qu was victorious, and Chu still had a chance to survive.
Zhao Tuo was victorious, and the Chu State was destroyed, leaving no room for change.
"Attack!"
Xiang Qu raised his sword and shouted.
"Attack!"
All the Chu people roared together.
"When you are fighting Wu Ge, you are wearing rhinoceros armor, and when your car is on the wrong side, you are fighting in close combat."
"The sun is blocked by clouds, and enemies are like clouds. When friendship is broken, soldiers are fighting to be the first..."
Loud Chu songs began to be sung here. Due to the narrow terrain, the Chu army could not clear the way with military chariots, but their vanguard soldiers charged forward with indomitable vigor. Their momentum was nothing compared to the charging chariots.
Not inferior.
"The sky is full of anger, and the mighty spirit is so angry that it kills them all and abandons the wilderness."
"If you can't go in or out, you can't go back. The plains suddenly become too long."
Thousands of dead soldiers began to run, followed by 20,000 soldiers trampling forward.
The dust was flying, covering the sky and the sun.
Murderous intent surges into the sky, moving forward indomitably.
This is a war destined to go down in history.
When the two armies meet, tens of thousands of people will fight. The general will be killed until the sky is dark and the gods are furious.
But for the fate of the country and the fate of their relatives and friends, even if all the soldiers of the Chu army died in the vast wilderness, they would never regret it.
With such momentum, a thousand dead soldiers shouted and roared, and launched an attack on the Qin army in front!
…
Zhao Tuo stood on his commanding platform.
Looking at the Chu army in the distance, they have leveled the earthen ramparts, revealing the red array of the Chu army behind them.
The red flag is flying, and the red armor is like fire.
The passionate and high-pitched Chu song resounded in the wilderness.
"What a group of people from Jingchu."
Zhao Tuo was infected by his war song and couldn't help but praise him. But then he gave the order: "Ox!"
"ox!"
Following the Qin army's order, the soldiers facing the Chu army in front of the battle formation immediately moved to both sides.
The soldiers at the rear drove dozens of strong cattle forward.
These cattle are majestic and majestic.
Two sharp knives are tied to their horns, and a bundle of reeds soaked in oil is tied to their tails.
"The sky is full of anger, and the mighty spirit is so angry that it kills them all and abandons the wilderness."
When the loud war song of the Chu army came, and when the thousand dead soldiers charged forward with indomitable momentum.
Qin general Zhao Tuo also waved his hand and ordered.
“Herd the cows!”
“Herd the cows!”
Qin's soldiers held up burning torches and lit them at the tail of the ox soaked in oil and water in the front row.
"If you can't go in or out, you can't go back. The plains suddenly become too long."
Among the passionate and tragic war songs of the Chu people, there was the sound of angry cattle.